To See JESUS CHRIST!
John 14:6 “JESUS said to him, ‘I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life. No one comes to the FATHER except through ME.’” Sovereign Street Closures! “Closing Ranks” is a power term which draws us to conclusions. By doing so, our life’s variables become a smaller subset. Reducing all other options then leads us […]
Read More Sovereign Street Closures!Isaiah 30:21 “…and your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.’” In Between HIS lines! Who drew the lines in the sand which we cross? Who measured their length and the depth […]
Read More In Between HIS lines!Psalm 55:6 “I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.” Transitioning Steps! Protect our steps as we press forward daily; Grant YOUR rest to those who stretch towards… …that coming Hour when Faith no longer needed! Yes when face to face we join THEE, dearest […]
Read More Transitioning Steps!Psalm 96:13a “Let all creation rejoice before the LORD…” Singing with the Rocks! “And all Creation sings!”, Scripturetells us. All the angels join as well in Holy chorus. The plants, the trees and every living thing…together praising our CREATOR GOD and KING! So question they all those made in HIS image! “Will you praise HIM […]
Read More Singing with the Rocks!Psalms 33:20 “Our soul waits for the LORD; HE is our Help and our Shield.” HIS Bulletproof Ways! Dodging bulletsassumes someoneelse shot the gun.Else the distance —too short — to avoidthem. Regardless it isn’t a wiseexercise because manydie from such spans— shortened. So saying the phrase,“Oh! Some left us too soon!”surely misses this truth;“GOD is […]
Read More HIS Bulletproof Ways!John 8:36 “So if the SON sets you free, you SHALL be free indeed!” Daily Cleansing Reminders! CHRIST has cleansed us from our shame and brought Salvation through HIS NAME. So why the backwards glance to debts HE’s fully paid already? It’s a matter then of Focus bent on progress with HIS power; Existing for […]
Read More Daily Cleansing Reminders!Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with MY eye upon you.” Turning T’wards Home! Turn again Home Child…turn again Home. When your ship runs aground out at sea, so I pray! Just turn again, turn …t’wards Home. For all other waters save […]
Read More Turning T’wards Home!1 Corinthians 16:13 “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, (be courageous) be strong!” JUST JESUS! There are many events that we hope for in life; there are countless of dreams which we long to come true. And though these occasions are hopes most exceeding…HIS voice I hear calling within my own […]
Read More JUST JESUS!1 Corinthians 13:3 “If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.” Completely…for CHRIST! Insincere gifts are as half-hearted cries; Insufficient at best and at worst, worthless lies. So too is one’s Faith if “for show” it is shared; Thus […]
Read More Completely…for CHRIST!2 Peter 3:13 “But in keeping with GOD’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.” Land Ho! “Land Ho!” cries the watchman through spiritual eyes; and each soul — most expectant — for Paradise Found. Though a gap still exists before reaching those shores, such believers […]
Read More Land Ho!Numbers 10:9 “And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the LORD your LORD, and you shall be saved from your enemies!” Victory’s Shofar! As unrelenting rams who batter CHRISTian lives… so are […]
Read More Victory’s Shofar!John 3:30 “HE must increase; I must decrease.” Invisibly Standing! Put to death every“thing” of the flesh.Do not coddle norentertain darkness. Cast off such glancesfound backwardsbehind you and liveby displaying HISlikeness. For the closer we drawunto GOD, then withgreater transparencyshining… …the shadows of sin will fleefaster than Wind. So for HIM!Let’s “invisibly” stand! As HIServant […]
Read More Invisibly Standing!1 John 3:1a “See what kind of love the FATHER has given to us, that we should be called children of GOD; and so we are!” With Soul Transparency! There worketh no good thing within us save our GOD’s sovereign deposits; Yes! by gifts of grace indwelling do HIS talents give us profit. Shown then […]
Read More With Soul Transparency!Philippians 2:13 “…for it is GOD WHO is at work in you, both to will and to work for HIS good pleasure.” Hope…Displayed! Blessed are the “mended” GOD heals… for they have been broken before. They know of great pain and its losses…and wear all its scarsfrom the past. Yes, favored are we whose repairing […]
Read More Hope…Displayed!Matthew 15:18a “But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart…” With Full Faith Expressions! We are HIS creation, uniquely selected…Called out, set apart as HIS chosen — yea, separate. Out of all in existence, none other is like HIM. None bear the LORD’s image save us…as HIS children. As outward reflections with […]
Read More With Full Faith Expressions!Revelation 1:5: “And from JESUS CHRIST, the faithful Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To HIM WHO loves us and has released us from our sins by HIS blood!” HIS Apostrophe’s Power! How can our vessels be stained and impure yet found spotless? How is it […]
Read MorePsalm 144:1 “Blessed be the LORD, my ROCK, WHO trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle.” Prepared…as Instructed! When the tempest clouds swirl inward with wind-whipped waves surging… …when such darkness surrounds you, may — this — be in hand. Even more so, in heart and in mind — memorized — be […]
Read More Prepared…as Instructed!1 Peter 2:25 “For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the SHEPHERD and OVERSEER of your souls.” Returning to SENDER! Journey back home, precious Pilgrim;Travel safely returning to ME. Leave behind each regret and all baggage — distressed. Turn around, dearest child; come to ME. Choose Faith and such Zeal; run […]
Read More Returning to SENDER!Psalm 27:13 “I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!” Foregoing Physical Sight! Upon the everlasting arms are we leaning ever breathing…. …as those souls bent low believing — in HIS healing yet unseen. Yet within our present struggles, we’re still heading to HIS Wedding… …lifting […]
Read More Foregoing Physical Sight!Romans 13:11 “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we (first) believed.” With each New Day! To some, each new year holds no happy refrains. No songs of great Joy nor of Peace. To others, the date means […]
Read More With each New Day!1 Corinthians 3:11 “For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is JESUS CHRIST!” Building Day! This ship called Relation is most blessed a structure. Designed by the LORD, so it’s perfectly built. On HIS side, that is…from HIS heart’s perspective. Thus calls HE each day, “Build your life […]
Read More Building Day!Isaiah 9:2 “The people who walk in darkness will see a great LIGHT; Those who live in a dark land, The LIGHT will shine on them!” Commonly Called, Sovereignly Sewn! Separate missions and varied paths are different strands within HIS hands. Uneven lengths and diverse colors with unlike strengths called “other than”. So we are […]
Read More Commonly Called, Sovereignly Sewn!Hebrews 13:8 “JESUS CHRIST is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Ever Present Tense! More memories are birthed the greater we age. But the older we get, more visuals just add to collections which often…become cobwebs. But GOD! Though recollection fades; though eyesight dims greatly, HIS never does! With Eternity’s records each constantly present, […]
Read More Ever Present Tense!Ezekiel 34:11 “For thus says the LORD GOD: Behold, I, I MYSELF will search for MY sheep and will seek them out.” Our SHEPHERD’s Presence! HIS bridge and crossfor us as sheepmight simple seemour path to follow. But from HIS narrowroad we stray, a feattoo soon gainedeach Tomorrow. For without pow’r tolead ourselves,nor get our […]
Read More Our SHEPHERD’s Presence!3 John 3 “For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to The Truth, in which you continue to walk.” Un-Virtually HIS! Honest appraisals.Factual statements.Called “As it is!” SoReality speaks. But! Camouflaged lies.Untrustworthy words.Deceptive replies.Such is “virtual” speech. For though these, the latter,seem real…they’ve nosubstance worth everrepeating. Although true “appearing”aloud, […]
Read More Un-Virtually HIS!Matthew 16:15 “But what about you?” JESUS asked. “Who do you say I am?” Listening to Others! Those who breathe in the vapors of pressing Injustice often choke on the exhale of others. From both culprit as well as those falsely accusing, so victims — for oxygen — regularly struggle. So woe to those solely […]
Read More Listening to Others!Psalm 145:13b “The LORD is faithful in all HIS words…and kind in all HIS actions.” Exceeding Loyalty’s Measures! GOD’s loyalty is a blessed weight exceeding that of mountains and stretching longer than any measure. Being anchored in the ROCK of all ages, CHRIST JESUS, so we learn just how strong is this bond. Because! We […]
Read More Exceeding Loyalty’s Measures!Exodus 3:5 “Then HE said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” Gaining Holy Ground! How shortened isthe distance in betweenour given missions… …and have weagreed to listen;moving closeras HE calls? How importantto keep watch;to mark bothprogress andour loss… to yet […]
Read More Gaining Holy Ground!Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for HE WHO promised is faithful.” Love’s Second Scale! In a vision, a scribe of twelve thousand thoughts written carried each ink-filled page with him to Heaven. Expectantly certain, when weighed on the scales…of exceeding GOD’s number assigned for good works. But […]
Read More Love’s Second Scale!1 Timothy 6:12 “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.” Striving Skyward! Whatever your hand finds to do in HIS service, prioritize such without boasting. Do not draw attention beyond divine tasks as our enemy […]
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